Ukukhonza Amakhosi Njengabazalwane
Iziyalezo ezigqileni, bese kuba yisithombe sabafundisi abathatha ukukhonza njengendlela yokuzuza. Ukwaneliseka kuyinzuzo yangempela, futhi ukulangazelela imali kubahlabile abanye. UPawulu uyala uThimothewu ukuba alwe impi enhle, futhi utshela abacebile ukuba bathembe uBaba wethu kunengcebo.
6 1Bonke abasejokeni lobugqila mabawabheke amakhosi abo njengafanele inhlonipho epheleleyo, ukuze igama likaBaba wethu nemfundiso kungahlanjalazwa. 2Labo abanamakhosi angamakholwa mabangawadeleli ngenxa yokuthi angabazalwane; kunalokho mabawakhonze kangcono, ngokuba abazuzayo bangamakholwa, abathandeka kakhulu. Fundisa futhi ukhuthaze lezi zinto.
Imfundiso Yamanga Ithela Izithelo Ezibabayo
3Uma umuntu efundisa ngenye indlela, engavumelani namazwi aphilileyo eNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu nemfundiso evumelana nokuzinikela kuNkulunkulu, 4uyazikhukhumeza, engazi lutho, kodwa egula ngenxa yokunamathela ezimpikiswaneni nasekulweni ngamazwi, okuveza umona, ukuxabana, ukunyundela, nokusola okubi, 5nokungqubuzana okungapheliyo phakathi kwabantu abanezingqondo ezonakeleyo, abancishwe iqiniso, abacabanga ukuthi ukuzinikela kuNkulunkulu kuyindlela yokuzuza inzuzo.
6Manje ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nokweneliseka kuyinzuzo enkulu, 7ngokuba asizanga nalutho emhlabeni, futhi ngeke sikwazi ukuthatha lutho kuwo. 8Kodwa uma sinokudla nezingubo, siyakweneliswa yilokhu. 9Kodwa labo abafisa ukunotha bawela ekulingweni, nasogibeni, nasezinkanukweni eziningi eziyibuwula neziyingozi ezicwilisela abantu encithakalweni nasekubhujisweni. 10Ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yazo zonke izinhlobo zobubi; ngokukuhahela, abanye baduke ekholweni bazigwaza ngezinhlungu eziningi.
Lwa Ukulwa Okuhle Kokholo
11Kodwa wena, muntu kaBaba wethu, balekela konke lokhu. Phishekela ukulunga, ukumesaba uNkulunkulu, ukholo, uthando, ukubekezela, nobumnene. a a v11 “Umuntu kaBaba wethu” kuhumusha inkulumo amanye amaBhayibheli awabeka ngokuthi “umuntu kaNkulunkulu” — kubiza uThimothewu njengomuntu ongokaBaba, hhayi nje ongokankulunkulu okude. 12Lwa ukulwa okuhle kokholo; bamba ukuphila okuphakade owabizelwa kukho, wavuma ukuvuma okuhle phambi kwabafakazi abaningi. 13Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaBaba wethu, ophilisa konke, naphambi kukaKhristu uJesu, owafakaza ukuvuma okuhle phambi kukaPhontiyu Philatu, b b v13 “Ukuvuma okuhle” kukaJesu phambi kukaPhilatu kwakuwukumemezela kwakhe ngesibindi ukuthi uyinkosi nokuthi weza ukuzofakaza ngeqiniso (bheka uJohane 18:33–37). 14ukuba ugcine umyalo ungenachashazi, ungasoleki, kuze kubonakale iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu, 15lokho oyakukuveza ngesikhathi esifaneleyo uMbusi obusisiweyo noyedwa, iNkosi yamakhosi neNkosi yezinkosi. 16Nguye yedwa ongafiyo, ohlala ekukhanyeni okungenakusondelwa, akekho umuntu owake wambona noma ongambona. Kuye makube udumo nobukhosi obuphakade. Amen.
17Yala abacebileyo kulesi sikhathi samanje ukuba bangazikhukhumezi noma bangathembeli engcebweni engathembekileyo, kodwa bathembele kuBaba wethu, osinika ngokucebileyo konke ukuze sikuthokozele. 18Bayale ukuba benze okuhle, bacebe emisebenzini emihle, baphane, bakulungele ukwabelana, 19bazibekela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi esizayo, ukuze babambe ukuphila okuyikho impela ukuphila.
20Thimothewu, londoloza lokho okuphathiswe kuwe. Gwema ukukhuluma okuyize okungamesabi uNkulunkulu, nokuphikisana kwalokho okuthiwa ulwazi, 21ngokuba ngokukuvuma abanye baduke baphambuka ekholweni. Umusa mawube nani nonke.
